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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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